What are Aristotle’s arguments for why pleasures are not simply bad or base? In the book Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle states, “But saying that pleasures are bad because some pleasant things cause diseases is the same as saying that some healthful things are bad because they are bad when it comes to money making. In this respect, then, both pleasant and healthful things are bad; but that, at least, does not make them bad in themselves, since even contemplating may at some point harm one’s
The 5th century BCE rhetorical rivalry between Plato and Isocrates is widely-known among students of rhetoric; however, the average citizen has never even heard the name of one of these competitors: Isocrates. Instead, Plato alone is remembered as the sole contributor to the field of rhetorical theory during this time. Had Plato single-handedly forwarded the cause of rhetoric during the momentous transition from Socrates and the Sophists to Aristotle’s systemization of the field, this gap would
The distinctiveness of Indian theatrical tradition in the dramatic cultures of the world—its antiquity as well as its aesthetic appeal—is more or less indisputable today. The roots of theatre in India are ancient and deep-seated. Theatrical expression of some kind or the other has been since primitive and mythic times, an integral part of Indian life. Our knowledge about the initial, primitive stage of theatrical activity in India is very meagre. However one can safely say that theatre in India as